Understanding research for nursing students / Peter Ellis.
By: Ellis, Peter [author]
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BookSeries: Transforming nursing practice: Publisher: Exeter : Learning Matters, 2010Copyright date: ©2010Description: vii, 133 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781844453689 (paperback).Subject(s): Nursing -- Research | Evidence-based nursingDDC classification: 610.73 ELL | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 610.73 ELL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 38888000951073 |
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From the start of their training it's crucial for nursing students to be able to understand and evaluate current research to support their learning and reading for assignments. However, many books focus on how to do research, rather than how to understand
Includes bibliographical references (p. 126-129) and index.
Introducing research -- Overview of qualitative methodologies -- Data collection methods and analysis in qualitative research -- Overview of quantitative methodologies -- Data collection methods and analysis in quantitative research -- Multiple methods, evaluation and action research.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Foreword (p. vi)
- About the author (p. vii)
- Acknowledgements (p. viii)
- Introduction (p. 1)
- 1 Introducing research (p. 3)
- 2 Overview of qualitative methodologies (p. 22)
- 3 Data collection methods and analysis in qualitative research (p. 41)
- 4 Overview of quantitative methodologies (p. 60)
- 5 Data collection methods and analysis in quantitative research (p. 84)
- 6 Multiple methods, evaluation and action research (p. 105)
- Glossary (p. 120)
- References (p. 126)
- Index (p. 130)